Bertoncini plays at a medium tempo, producing lush tones from his acoustic guitar. He plays in a classical style, never using a pick, but his thumb and the fingers of his right hand to strum and pick individual or groups of strings. The single note runs he placed in between the chords were excellent sounding as they blended into full rich chords. The arpeggios he pulled off were quite impressive. Ascending and descending elegant chords placed in groups of twelve followed by a run of single notes and leading back to the bridge. This concert should have been recorded to capture Bertoncini’s originality in composing these incredible fills, spectacular. Especially so when combined with the equally impressive Dave Young who composed a masterful tribute to the maestro.

The second set was even better than the first. The trio was warmed up and the mood of the room was energetic anticipation of more masterful playing by these three individuals who were blending as one in musical virtuosity. Bertoncini opened the set with a beautiful solo, the band came in and each accompanist took breaks that were cooking. The trio would perform seven songs, a couple of tunes had a Brazilian flavour, there was a Spanish tune, possibly “Hola Maria” a song Bertoncini mentioned was composed by Toots, and a Dizzy Gillespie song “Con Alma” to end the show in a soothing and satisfying fashion.